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How to become a teacher in Arkansas

Name: Arkansas teacher preparation
Creator: PT3
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Prep providers

Completers

1,897

Newly licensed

2,433

Colleges (IPEDS)

Credential rules change. Confirm current requirements with Arkansas Department of Education.

Steps drawn from the state's data

Earn a bachelor's degree. At least one initial credential requires one.
Complete a teacher preparation program. Arkansas has 26 Title II providers.
Complete clinical experience such as student teaching.
Pass the tests the state requires (Title II reports that tests are required, not which ones).
Complete a background check or fingerprinting.
Apply to Arkansas Department of Education for an initial credential, such as Career-Technical Permit; Standard Teaching License-Early Career Professional.
Career changers can use one of 16 alternative routes instead of a traditional program.

Arkansas teacher certification Alternative routes

Teacher preparation providers in Arkansas

Provider	Program types	Enrollment	Completers
ABCTE (Title 2 Only)	Alternative, not IHE-based	66	16
Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP)	Alternative, not IHE-based	967	183
Arkansas State University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	456	217
Arkansas Teacher Corps.	Alternative, not IHE-based	100	7
Arkansas Tech University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	402	163
Central Baptist College	Traditional	25	4
Crowleys Ridge College	Traditional	34	11
eStem Public Charter Schools	Alternative, not IHE-based	4	1
Harding University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	360	158
Henderson State University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	309	96
IteachARKANSAS	Alternative, not IHE-based	74	4
John Brown University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	55	25
Lyon College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	15	6
Ouachita Baptist University	Traditional	87	32
Philander Smith College	Traditional	4	3
Reach University	Traditional	169	10
Southern Arkansas University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	615	204
Teach for America-Arkansas (Title 2 Only)	Alternative, not IHE-based	16	5
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	719	218
University of Arkansas Fort Smith	Traditional	178	64
University of Arkansas Little Rock	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	333	81
University of Arkansas Monticello	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	743	115
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	96	21
University of Central Arkansas	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	692	211
University of the Ozarks	Traditional	17	11
Williams Baptist University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	71	31